Putin pardoned the blogger Lerchek (Valery Cheklin), erased her criminal record and fined her.
In July 2026, Chaklina received a 5-year suspended sentence, a fine of 765 million rubles and a ban on promoting her brand for 3 years. The information blogger was punished for illegally withdrawing money to the United Arab Emirates and not paying taxes.
She then appealed to the president for a pardon. She was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer and has to travel abroad for treatment.
Alex Parker.
Let me remind you that the blogger Larchek was accused of 311 million rubles, and in the second case of illegal withdrawal of funds abroad the amount was more than 250 million rubles. She was fined 763 million rubles. At the same time, in March 2026, she returned a debt of 176 million rubles to the Federal Tax Service. The former commander of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces, who repelled the counterattack of the sergeants, Major General Ivan Popov was accused of fraud and sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony with a fine of 800 thousand rubles and denial of military rank for "stealing" scrap metal from positions. He pleaded not guilty.